Senior Accountant

Main Duties/Responsibilites

• You will play a key role in the delivery of the monthly financial results pack, including insightful analysis of the results against the prior month, budget and/or forecast
• You will be responsible for the financial calculations required to ensure compliance with regulatory bodies like ATO, SRO, WorkCover, etc.
• Assisting the business in understanding and proactively managing their budget through the preparation of monthly reports
• Commentary against budgeting and forecasting
• Assisting with managing technical accounting areas, including but not limited to Capital Gain tax, FBT, Payroll tax, Business acquisition and goodwill recognition journals, Loan refinance entries etc
• You will be responsible for a number of daily and month-end activities such as posting and reviewing month-end journals, processing payments, preparation of GST/BAS returns and cashflow analysis.
• The role will include involvement in the year-end and half-year-end audit process
• You will be responsible for maintaining strong internal controls, including the preparation of balance sheet reconciliations and raising any identified control weaknesses
• Review and Finalise lodgements, Financials and tax returns
• Review financial reports and tax schedules prepared by intermediate accountants for finalisation.
• Responsible for daily general ledger and prepare for month/year-end closing
• Assist in preparing Quarterly management reports
• Assist in implementing Finance projects that deliver process efficiency and enhanced control for selective clients.
• Assist in new systems implementation, Xero third-party app integration and inter-entity reconciliation

Skills & Experience

• Preferably have a Minimum of 5- 8 years of experience in a local public accounting practice as an Accountant or Senior Accountant
• CA/CPA qualified (or near completion) & Experienced expert in Accounting Standards

Tax Law Skills

• Outstanding communicator with a passion for driving change in a scaling environment
• Big 4 background/business services background (advantageous)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced Excel
• Organised and able to meet deadlines